1 [C,U] a statement, an event, etc. telling sb that sth bad or unpleasant may happen in the future so that they can try to avoid it:
Doctors issued a warning against eating any fish caught in the river. * to give sb fair / advance / adequate warning of sth * The bridge collapsed without (any) warning. * Let me give you a word of warning. * a government health warning * Many people continue to ignore warnings about the dangers of sunbathing. * The union failed to heed warnings that strike action would lead to the closure of the factory.
seealsoEARLYWARNING
2 [C] a statement telling sb that they will be punished if they continue to behave in a particular way:
to give sb a verbal / written / final warning
warning adjective [onlybeforenoun]:
She had ignored the warning signs of trouble ahead. * Police fired a number of warning shots. * Warning bells began to ring (= it was a sign that sth was wrong) when her letters were returned unopened.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for warning is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is warning a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, warning is tagged as noun.
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